Opportunities exist, if you have an open eye, ear and most important mind to grab it

Keep physically and emotionally fit

Build and maintain professional and social network

Believe in myself, have a can do and will do attitude

Dare to fail, learn from failures

Be simple, humble, young in mind, learn from others

Remember failures (setbacks) make you wiser, success only blinds you

Look forward to the best and be prepared for the worst

Believe that there is no one right way, there can be many

You can be different, be right in your own way and you can make a difference

Everyone is looking for someone to bell the cat, why can’t I be that someone!

Be adaptable; that doesn’t mean lack of direction

Believe you have lot to give and also take from others

Human beings are basically good, circumstances make them what they are. Everyone has a story. Listening to another’s story makes you wiser and humane; not lesser of you

If I challenge someone, I should be prepared to get injured!

You can start a new life anytime if you want it that way. You may want to rebrand yourself to break away from others’ legacy perception of you, to break out of the mould and be a new you. Dare to venture into that

Not taking risk is the greatest risk

Essential qualities to become a successful leader

Have confidence in yourself

Look forward to and enjoy challenges; learn from failures

Be open to learn, change, adapt

Practice honesty and integrity, not hippocratic

Accept failures (setbacks) as fact of life and don’t accept them lying down

When someone laughs at you, laugh with them

Have the competitive spirit of a sportsman and resoluteness of a general

Be able to see what is invisible

You can’t and don’t have to correct everyone, correct yourself

One should see the world in all its manifestations, to gain confidence, develop leadership and courage to face the consequences.

Believe you are no less than anyone, you need to excel in what you take up, not content with sloganeering, empty displays, conspicuous consumption and vulgar life styles,

If you have to challenge status quo do it here and now, as if there is no tomorrow

Remember no one needs sympathy, those in distress need empathy, majority need not be right always

There is no level playing field in the real world, if that were so, you would never find the rich and the poor as you find them today and you would have to rewrite books on core competency, SWOT, competitive advantages of nations and so on

The clamor for level playing field is in fact seeking that differentiator by those who do it

Enjoying good life that one has earned is no crime

Integrity will ultimately pay

One can enjoy in different ways, not necessarily through displayed consumerism

Happiness is an inner state of the mind not a display of grand life

There is no real charity, even charity displayed comes with a hidden price. Even good health comes with a price

What can professionals do on their own

Develop right attitudes, values and practices

Demonstrate honesty and professional integrity in whatever you do, no lip service

Cultivate openness to continuous learning, shed hypocrisy

Develop and nurture a quality culture

Be bold to state facts, hold your ground even at a price

Don’t look for short term gains, it doesn’t stay

Satisfy yourself before your try to satisfy others, don’t wait for an inspector to right the wrong

Set high standards in all that you are involved

Believe you can and you will, you will

There are no failures in life only setbacks that are transient in nature; never lose your balanced state of mind in adversity or when you don’t get what you are after

Every dog has its day, wait for yours and believe others too will have their day

Humility will pay

The day you find yourself comfortable on a job, it is time to start introspecting if something is wrong and it is time you moved on. The feeling of comfort is a slow poison, it is a stumbling block to progress as there is nothing you see challenging. This means you are underutilized and need to find a new space where you can exploit your potential